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he called the obama administration the imperial presidency. he stepped out today to show there are no rough edges in this republican party. let's listen to cantor today. >> we'll advance proposals aimed at producing results in areas like education, health care, innovation, and job growth. our solutions will be based on the conservative principles of self-reliance, faith in the individual, trust in family, and accountability in government. our goal is to ensure that every american has a fair shot to earn success and achieve their dreams. >> what a cover-up. your party ought to be ashamed of itself. you spent months in every state legislative capital trying to keep black people and poor people from voting or young people. now you're out pretending that you care about opportunity in america. it's an absurdity eric cantor -- >> the speech by eric cantor was a very good speech. >> if it wasn't given by him maybe. >> eric cantor is a good guy. he's got a family. he cares about this country. he's a patriot. he cares about making government work bette
he called the obama administration the imperial presidency. he stepped out today to show there are no rough edges in this republican party. let's listen to cantor today. >> we'll advance proposals aimed at producing results in areas like education, health care, innovation, and job growth. our solutions will be based on the conservative principles of self-reliance, faith in the individual, trust in family, and accountability in government. our goal is to ensure that every american has a...
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the obama administration is pushing to restrict gun ownership. if that happens will those laws even be enforced? sheriffs in 39 states say they will not only not follow the laws, they believe that those laws will violate the second amendment. with me are are maricopa county arizona sheriff joe arpaio from phoenix and ken christian is sen from santa fe. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> good to be with you, judge. >> judge jeanine: you not only believe that the proposed federal gun regulations are unconstitutional but you indicated that you will not allow federal agents to come to your state to enforce those laws. why is that? >> well, judge, we are are not going to enforce those laws and we are is certainly going to do everything we he can to protect the citizens of new mexico. i am extremely proud of the sheriffs from the new mexico sheriff's association that stood up with me in the capital earlier last month and stated that we would not enforce those laws. >> judge jeanine: and sheriff arpaio you have been called the toughest sheriff i
the obama administration is pushing to restrict gun ownership. if that happens will those laws even be enforced? sheriffs in 39 states say they will not only not follow the laws, they believe that those laws will violate the second amendment. with me are are maricopa county arizona sheriff joe arpaio from phoenix and ken christian is sen from santa fe. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> good to be with you, judge. >> judge jeanine: you not only believe that the...
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in the early stages of the obama administration with the stimulus and other things he was giving a lot to the republicans and getting very little in return. that's what i mean by not a very good negotiator. he was a much tougher negotiator now. >> charlie: today. learly. harlie: he learned his lesson. >> came in and said we're going to have a bipartisan government. the first two letters in bi connote two. you have to have another side. he didn't have it. >> charlie: he let the congress write the stimulus program to a degree. >> to a degree. but he's a lot better now. a lot tougher negotiator now. the communications thing was a disappointment. i thought like many of us americans did that our new president coming in in 2009 look like a great communicator. he was eloquent. he was a role model. he spoke... and he understood. it's not like he was not really understanding what was going on. he understood. but he gave very, very few speeches, only one real he'll major one, on the financial crisis. explaining what in the world happened to us. what are we going to do about it? why does that mak
in the early stages of the obama administration with the stimulus and other things he was giving a lot to the republicans and getting very little in return. that's what i mean by not a very good negotiator. he was a much tougher negotiator now. >> charlie: today. learly. harlie: he learned his lesson. >> came in and said we're going to have a bipartisan government. the first two letters in bi connote two. you have to have another side. he didn't have it. >> charlie: he let the...
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we know that's a goal of the obama administration. it may be their most ambitious goal. they haven't made much progress toward it, even with somebody as high profile as hillary clinton being in that job. will john kerry being there have the opportunity for them to go forward? >> i'm so glad you played that clip, because i thought that line was so powerful and important. how far we are institutionally and the sea process inside the white house and the relative weight of defense in state. >> yes. >> and i think the single most important thing to getting us here is something you have written about a tremendous amount which is we need to as a country declare our state of war over. as long as we are in an active state of war, the center of gravity will be with the war machine, will be with the war planners, will be with the pentagon. it is only when the nation views itself as being at peace that diplomacy can take some kind of equal footing. until we get to place where we do something as dramatic as repealing or refusing to reauthorize, the authorization of the use of militar
we know that's a goal of the obama administration. it may be their most ambitious goal. they haven't made much progress toward it, even with somebody as high profile as hillary clinton being in that job. will john kerry being there have the opportunity for them to go forward? >> i'm so glad you played that clip, because i thought that line was so powerful and important. how far we are institutionally and the sea process inside the white house and the relative weight of defense in state....
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>> the change of the terms here between what the bush administration did and what president obama has done is the changing of the term imminent harm and it is significant here. sean, you said something in the bebeginning of the broadcast that i hope everybody is underscoring and really comprehending. there was a call for the attorney general of the united states alberto gonzales to face krill criminal charges to take individuals in the justice department to the international criminal court in the haig because of enhanced interrogation techniques. calls from the media and academics and from a few of the congressman's colleagues. what do you hear now? nothing. a letter that says we are concerned about this activity and we want more information signed by 11 members of the united states senate. here is the problem. there are grounds for enhanced interrogation techniques and needs for it. there are also needs i believe at times for the president as the commander in chief to utilize a drone strike on a terrorist target that is caution harm to the united states. the problem with the 16-page
>> the change of the terms here between what the bush administration did and what president obama has done is the changing of the term imminent harm and it is significant here. sean, you said something in the bebeginning of the broadcast that i hope everybody is underscoring and really comprehending. there was a call for the attorney general of the united states alberto gonzales to face krill criminal charges to take individuals in the justice department to the international criminal...
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i support what the obama administration is doing here. but it gs to show just how difficult, how messy and for when the bush administration would make the point those senior leaders would say, it's difficult for, perhaps, some to understand what we're dealing with when we talk about this level. all natural security decisions are serious. but when we are talking about this kind of threat, we have to make at times very messy and sometimes uncomfortable and sometimes questionable decisions. so i think my point is democrats seem to now think back about how they conducted themselves and the questions they raised about bush administration tactics. i didn't raise those questions as aggressively as some of my friends did, but it's important everyone take a step back and a breather here, particularly democrats. >>> new details on the endearing political relationship between dwight eisenhower and richard nixon. >> that was a straight one, those two. >> yes. our next guest explores the two iconic leaders. >>> also, in the aftermath of the great rece
i support what the obama administration is doing here. but it gs to show just how difficult, how messy and for when the bush administration would make the point those senior leaders would say, it's difficult for, perhaps, some to understand what we're dealing with when we talk about this level. all natural security decisions are serious. but when we are talking about this kind of threat, we have to make at times very messy and sometimes uncomfortable and sometimes questionable decisions. so i...
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why wasn't this memo released to the public by the obama administration? >> the obama administration is doing everything in its power to keep every single aspect of this disastrous and horrific policy of assassinating people in other countries. they're doing everything they can to keep it hidden. >> assassinating? you're saying -- you're saying assassinations are taking place? is that what you call it? >> yes, that's what i'm calling it. with people around the world who have not been tried by a jury, there has been no evidence against them, and we are guessing, remember this, we are guessing this and accusing them of things that we have absolutely no firm evidence about. i was in pakistan. i spent a lot of time talking to people, ed. we've talked about this. it's heartbreaking on a moral level, and it's absolutely disastrous on a security level. >> i'm surprised that there are veteran senators that aren't troubled by this. joan walsh, where is the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, pat leahy. it seems he would take great interest in what is unfold
why wasn't this memo released to the public by the obama administration? >> the obama administration is doing everything in its power to keep every single aspect of this disastrous and horrific policy of assassinating people in other countries. they're doing everything they can to keep it hidden. >> assassinating? you're saying -- you're saying assassinations are taking place? is that what you call it? >> yes, that's what i'm calling it. with people around the world who have...
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otherwise you can't hunt in a national park. >> and are you lobbying the obama administration for this? >> of course. >> and what is the holdup? what's taking them -- what is their hesitation? >> well as you can see, you've got a lot of people that resist any kind of change, and i give you the example, it took us two years just to stop the importation because of resistance. >> let me ask you one quick question about some senate business, are you fully confident that chuck hagel can do the job of secretary of defense? do you have any hesitation based on that confirmation hearing? >> i have the confidence in chuck. i was surprised that he was not more direct in his answers. he could have been more straightforward. i think he would have come off better but chuck is an enormously competent patriot, and he will do well as secretary. >> senator bill nelson, democrat from the state of florida, i appreciate the update on this python issue and we'll be waiting to hear what the obama administration does in response to the idea of expanding it to the national park itself. thank you, sir. >> thank
otherwise you can't hunt in a national park. >> and are you lobbying the obama administration for this? >> of course. >> and what is the holdup? what's taking them -- what is their hesitation? >> well as you can see, you've got a lot of people that resist any kind of change, and i give you the example, it took us two years just to stop the importation because of resistance. >> let me ask you one quick question about some senate business, are you fully confident...
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administration will continue to pursue a middle east peace agreement and recognizing the individual concerns of both sides. john kerry was sworn in to replace former secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> the country appears to have a favorite super bowl commercial. take a look. ♪ and you see my reflection ♪ in the snow covered inn ♪ where the landslide brings it down ♪ >> that commercial, according to the "usa today" ad meter survey of 7,000 people, was the favorite. the clydesdale ad for budweiser, the top ranked commercial. it features a trainer reuniting with a clydesdale he raised, number two was tide laundry ad with a stain in the shape of joe montana and the wife washes it out because she is a ravens fan and paul harvey is reading an editorial in the third spot on a ram truck. >> and the daughter of muhammad ali disputes that her father is close to death because he watched the super bowl last night and said shear a picture of my dad. thanks for the well wishes. it started after it was reported he could not speak. the tabloid cited an account from his brother, the for
administration will continue to pursue a middle east peace agreement and recognizing the individual concerns of both sides. john kerry was sworn in to replace former secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> the country appears to have a favorite super bowl commercial. take a look. ♪ and you see my reflection ♪ in the snow covered inn ♪ where the landslide brings it down ♪ >> that commercial, according to the "usa today" ad meter survey of 7,000 people, was the...
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administration. the hearings could get heated. >> today we get a rare public look at the secret drone operation, a program president obama has used more than president bush and a program that is under heavy scrutiny. rebound's pick for c.i.a. director could face serious heated from the president's party. this afternoon, democrats will likely demand answers about the use of unmanned drones to attack enemies overseas. brennan is the point person on drones, the man who signed off on the "kill" list. >> i suggest these targeted strikes against al qaeda terrorists are ethical and just. >> the use of drones has grown 700 percent under the obama administration. we learned yesterday that america has a secret base in saudi arabia used to launch drones throughout the region. lawmakers will raise questions of a newly discovered justice department document saying american citizens are tied to al qaeda can be killed if "an informed high level official believes the target poses a threat." but you government can do
administration. the hearings could get heated. >> today we get a rare public look at the secret drone operation, a program president obama has used more than president bush and a program that is under heavy scrutiny. rebound's pick for c.i.a. director could face serious heated from the president's party. this afternoon, democrats will likely demand answers about the use of unmanned drones to attack enemies overseas. brennan is the point person on drones, the man who signed off on the...
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>> well, there was an interesting statistic in the first year of the obama administration. i think -- or perhaps over the first couple of years in the administration. he authorized more drone strikes and more people were killed in drone strikes that he authorized than the total number of people that had before passed through guantanamo bay. that crystallizes that hypocrisy people talk about. >> you could also argue that we know drone strikes work. you know, the jury still seems like it's out with regard to harsh interrogation methods, but drone strikes work. >> in terms of the morality, you know, if you determine that there are threats out there, there are bad guys that you need to take off the battlefield but you can't go there, you can't go to pakistan, you can't go to certain places, then what alternative do you have if you can't capture them? in other words, once you have detained suspected terrorists, there are all sorts of international laws, the laws of war, the geneva conventions that say you can't touch the person, you can't, you know, punch the person in the nose
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gone 700% drones has under the obama administration. has a secret base in saudi arabia. >> if threshold guess too low, will forget how much scar have built up in this country. the white house defends the drones but has agreed to turn thatclassified documents lay out the way the program responds. one document comes directly from justice department that withoutlly says even evidence, american-born .errorists can be killed live on capitol hill, john gonzalez. >> a senate panel has postponed on chuck hagel's to become defense secretary. republicans said they were dissatisfied with information he lastded the panel during week's confirmation hearing. they want more details about his as hiseeches as well business dealings. the former nebraska senator faced opposition for his his statements as well as israel, iran, and nuclear weapons. , thesigned president obama lady, and vice-president will attend a national prayer breakfast. thousands of people from 140 expected at the nonpartisan gathering at the washington hilton. afternoon the president l
gone 700% drones has under the obama administration. has a secret base in saudi arabia. >> if threshold guess too low, will forget how much scar have built up in this country. the white house defends the drones but has agreed to turn thatclassified documents lay out the way the program responds. one document comes directly from justice department that withoutlly says even evidence, american-born .errorists can be killed live on capitol hill, john gonzalez. >> a senate panel has...
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jon: the obama administration is set to take drastic new steps to tackle a growing security threat. what the administration has planned and what it could mean for your online safety. plus, new fears that terror group hezbollah may be targeting the united states. the latest on that in a live report next. i'm serious, we compare our direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! jenna: "happening now" sources are telling fox the obama administration is weighing tougher action on cyber security preparing a new threat assessment in the wake of some of these high profile incidences that we've been talking to you a lot about, including this recent attack on the energy department. also there is some other attacks and threats from countries like china and iran and russia and other hot spots around the world that's really caught the att
jon: the obama administration is set to take drastic new steps to tackle a growing security threat. what the administration has planned and what it could mean for your online safety. plus, new fears that terror group hezbollah may be targeting the united states. the latest on that in a live report next. i'm serious, we compare our direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented...
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bush and any way to adjudicate the possibilities of what war means to the obama administration? >> well, i think that, i think that is absolutely right, it has been a continuation of the bush administration policies, and yes, administrations always try to push the outer bounds of the authority. but one thank is clear is that the laws of war have not changed even if the practice has changed. there are really three reasons that a country can, a state can use force outside of its borders. one, if it is the victim of an armed attack and second if the u.n. security council authorizes it, and three, assisting a state that requests it, and we have stretched that boundary as well far beyond what the laws of war call for. so i think that there is a very serious question about this question of perpetual war, but we should remember historically in the 20th century, the u.s. was at war virtually every decade of the 20th century, so if we think of ourselves as peaceful country that does not engage in war, we need to rethink that. >> that is right. david, i want to ask this question, because
bush and any way to adjudicate the possibilities of what war means to the obama administration? >> well, i think that, i think that is absolutely right, it has been a continuation of the bush administration policies, and yes, administrations always try to push the outer bounds of the authority. but one thank is clear is that the laws of war have not changed even if the practice has changed. there are really three reasons that a country can, a state can use force outside of its borders....
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i think the rules and practices that the obama administration has followed are -- are quite stringent and are not being abused. but who is to say about a future president? and so i think -- i think this idea of being able to execute in effect an american citizen, no matter how awful, having some third party being -- having a say in it or perhaps some informing the congress or the -- intelligence committees or something like that, i just -- i think some check on the ability of a president to do this has merit as we look to the longer-term future. >> when it became known that the bush administration was using enhanced interrogation techniques on certain folks that had been captured, the outrage was immediate. and yet we have the u.s. targeting an american -- an american citizen and killing an american citizen and we see that the use of drones widely approve by the american people and there hasn't been much until recently out of congress. why do you -- how do you account in the difference in the reaction? are they entirely separate? is that a curious thing? >> how about politics? >> i'll
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the obama administration wants to streamline the citizenship process. a bipartisan group of senators is demanding assurances on border security first. napolitano says effective patrols have pushed illegal immigration numbers to the lowest level in 40 years. >> the national gun control debate started after hand hand and is now if los gatos, a gun store opened in december and drew a lot of opposition at a hearing last night. opponents complain a public review of the permit process for the company was not conducted although city officials were not required to. they are worried about the nearness to an elementary school. >> i heard of a store being opened that wear houses guns 2 ,000' from our school, around the corner. i felt a bit sick at heart. >> supporters turned out in large numbers and say the store opened legally. any new rules help acted will affects likely only future gun stores looking to open in los gatos. >> the pebble beach national pro am kicks off matching giant members again the 49ers. they played last year with different members. for the g
the obama administration wants to streamline the citizenship process. a bipartisan group of senators is demanding assurances on border security first. napolitano says effective patrols have pushed illegal immigration numbers to the lowest level in 40 years. >> the national gun control debate started after hand hand and is now if los gatos, a gun store opened in december and drew a lot of opposition at a hearing last night. opponents complain a public review of the permit process for the...
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administration continue to push for a peace agreement. he had lunch with former georgery of state schultz. >> virginia's senate could be for a budget stalemate. democrats are demanding that agreed tol assembly extend medicaid under the affordable care act. they are signaling that if it does not happen, they will try force a stalemate. unlike last year, a budget summit would not pose the threat of a government shutdown. if lawmakers do not come to an state will keep operating under the budget approved last year. virginia's general assembly also a showdown. this amount transportation. -- house and senate will $3.1 billion transportation bill. this calls for eliminating the which would be replaced by a hike in the state sales tax 5.8%. this also includes a $100 fear -- see. that are just learning garrett county schools dealing with a delay today. we will keep you updated on that. >> an alert for metro riders. why you might change your normal routine. some times the big plan doesn't work. and the perfect life turns out to be not so perfect. s
administration continue to push for a peace agreement. he had lunch with former georgery of state schultz. >> virginia's senate could be for a budget stalemate. democrats are demanding that agreed tol assembly extend medicaid under the affordable care act. they are signaling that if it does not happen, they will try force a stalemate. unlike last year, a budget summit would not pose the threat of a government shutdown. if lawmakers do not come to an state will keep operating under the...
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a day ahead of john brennan's confirmation hearing to head the cia, the obama administration's drone program is drawing new scrutiny from both sides of the aisle and raising big questions about just how far the government should go in targeted assassinations without oversight from congress or from the courts. joining me now for our daily fix, msnbc contributor and "usa today" washington bureau chief. chris, first to you, i don't think there is any big question so far as to whether or not john brennan is going to be confirmed at least going into the hearing, but this is a real debate now. because of michael isikoff breaking the story and finding that white paper, and discovering that the justice department had at least september that much to the hill, some members, the 11 senators and at least three the committee asking big questions about why there isn't more oversight. >> what's fascinating is when they announced the trio of nominations, john kerry at state, chuck hagel at defense and john brennan for cia, i remember being on the show and saying i think hagel will be the most contro
a day ahead of john brennan's confirmation hearing to head the cia, the obama administration's drone program is drawing new scrutiny from both sides of the aisle and raising big questions about just how far the government should go in targeted assassinations without oversight from congress or from the courts. joining me now for our daily fix, msnbc contributor and "usa today" washington bureau chief. chris, first to you, i don't think there is any big question so far as to whether or...
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. >> the use of drones has grown 700 percent under the obama administration. we learned yesterday that america has a secret base in saudi arabia used to launch drones throughout the region. lawmakers will raise questions of a newly covered justice department document saying that american citizens are tied to al qaeda can be killed if "an informed high level official believed the target pose as threat." you government can do so without clear evidence. >> some disagree. as...
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now the obama administration has received some criticism from the leftover the policy. some media critics say the story would have gotten a lot more coverage if there were a republican in the white house. others are saying there is little difference between the bush and obama administration's policies on the war on terror while very few in the mainstream media are pointing it out. here is how jon stewart summed it up on "the daily show" last night. >> on obviously democratic administration white house secret war memo policy different from the bush administration secret war policy memos because i assume the democrats written them on recycled paper [laughing] they're very responsible environmentally. jon: judith miller is pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter, author and fox news contributor. bret stevens is foreign affairs columnist for "wall street journal" leave it to jon stewart sometimes to get the nugget of an issue. we went back and took a a look. john yu was white house department of justice deputy who wrote the bush administration's policies on enhanced i
now the obama administration has received some criticism from the leftover the policy. some media critics say the story would have gotten a lot more coverage if there were a republican in the white house. others are saying there is little difference between the bush and obama administration's policies on the war on terror while very few in the mainstream media are pointing it out. here is how jon stewart summed it up on "the daily show" last night. >> on obviously democratic...
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obama's nominee to run the cia. white house counter terrorism advisor john brennan unless the senators get good cooperation from the administration like providing the secret legal memos, quote: congress and the public can decide whether the president's power to deliberately kill american citizens is subject to appropriate limitations and safeguards. republican senator susan collins who signed a letter telling fox late today the refusal to release the secret memos is hypocritical. >> obama administration that released all of these opinions from the office of legal counsel about the bush administration's treatment of detainees. so, why the different standards? >> brennan is expected to be pressed thursday not only on the targeted killing program but the cia interrogation program. critics call torture and whether he was or knows the source of these national security leaks to the media shep. >> shepard: you mentioned critics, catherine, many of them are saying the president isn't really living up to his own promises. >>
obama's nominee to run the cia. white house counter terrorism advisor john brennan unless the senators get good cooperation from the administration like providing the secret legal memos, quote: congress and the public can decide whether the president's power to deliberately kill american citizens is subject to appropriate limitations and safeguards. republican senator susan collins who signed a letter telling fox late today the refusal to release the secret memos is hypocritical. >> obama...
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. >> this memo sheds light on what is one of the most controversial and secretive policies of the obama administration, not just its drone strike campaign, but reserving the rights to use drones against american citizens. >> issy cough pierced the veil of secrecy keeping the american people from knowing how assassinations were being carried out in their name. everyone gave nbc credit for the exclusive. bill o'reilly had a different view. >> remember the outcry about waterboarding. >> sure. >> everybody jumping up and down. >> yeah. >> nbc news, i thought they were going to like melt down over there. heard anything on nbc about the drones? >> not yet. >> no. >> that's curious given it was an nbc scoop. o'reilly misspoke and i thought he would come back the next night and correct the record. >> immediately the far left machine cranked up, o'reilly didn't say nbc news broke the memo story. he's a deceiver. true. i didn't say nbc broke the memo story because we weren't talking about that. waterboarding, versus drone strikes. >> bill, the only reason there is a drone debate right now is beca
. >> this memo sheds light on what is one of the most controversial and secretive policies of the obama administration, not just its drone strike campaign, but reserving the rights to use drones against american citizens. >> issy cough pierced the veil of secrecy keeping the american people from knowing how assassinations were being carried out in their name. everyone gave nbc credit for the exclusive. bill o'reilly had a different view. >> remember the outcry about...
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is this going to be a problem for the obama administration? >> you know, this is one of those issues that i think has really alarmed civil libertarians and some of president obama's most natural allies, groups that tend to support him on almost every other issue. it's interesting i think americans generally approve of these drones because it means you're not endangering american servicemen. in battles. the idea of attacking -- you know, it's the way the political landscape changed with 9-11. that there's just a lot more tolerance for that kind of thing. but it has put president obama and his administration at odds with his most natural allies, that is the interesting thing to watch on that. >> bill: as we were saying earlier this morning, if george bush and dick cheney had done this, i mean progressives, liberals, would be raising hell about it. >> yeah. do you hear objections about it. and you know, if you travel abroad or read the foreign press, you hear enormous resentment about the use of drones in afghanistan and pakistan and elsewhere. b
is this going to be a problem for the obama administration? >> you know, this is one of those issues that i think has really alarmed civil libertarians and some of president obama's most natural allies, groups that tend to support him on almost every other issue. it's interesting i think americans generally approve of these drones because it means you're not endangering american servicemen. in battles. the idea of attacking -- you know, it's the way the political landscape changed with...
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the obama administration now breaking years of secrecy and handing over a confidential 16-page memo that justifies the targeting killing of u.s. citizens abroad suspected of being terrorists. this decision to release the document came hours before brennan was to face a serious grilling by lawmakers outraged over the program. the biggest critic, democratic senator ron wyden who says the president has been stonewalling congress for years and suggested blocking brennan's nomination. president obama called wyden specifically last night. >> clearly, the president's call to senator wyden so unusual and trying to ward off what could be a calamitous hearing today. >> what standard will barack obama be held to after the pictures of the little children who were killed by his cone drone attacks are placed before the jury in the hague? >> i was encouraged last night when the president called and he said as part of this effort, he is going to try to drive a more extensive discussion about these issues. every american has the right to know when their government believes it's allowed to kill them. i do
the obama administration now breaking years of secrecy and handing over a confidential 16-page memo that justifies the targeting killing of u.s. citizens abroad suspected of being terrorists. this decision to release the document came hours before brennan was to face a serious grilling by lawmakers outraged over the program. the biggest critic, democratic senator ron wyden who says the president has been stonewalling congress for years and suggested blocking brennan's nomination. president...